Man dies after garage collapse on Southeast Side

A man in his 40s died this evening after a garage collapsed on him this evening in the Jeffery Manor neighborhood, officials said.

The man, who has not been identified, was pronounced dead at 6:30 p.m. at Advocate Trinity Hospital, said Larry Langford, a Chicago Fire Department spokesman.

The man was doing work inside of a small garage on the 2100 block of East 99th Street when the frame structure collapsed on him at about 5:45 p.m., said Langford.

The man, who is believed to be from the Englewood neighborhood, was a friend of the owner and was working to shore up the structure of the garage, which recently had sustained fire damage, said Langford.

When firefighters arrived on the scene the garage was "down flat" and a firefighter was able to get under the debris and pull the man out after raising the roof slightly, Langford said.